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Who Got Einstein's Office? - by Edward Regis (Paperback)

Name: Who Got Einstein's Office? - by Edward Regis (Paperback)
Brand: Basic Books
SKU: 77253609
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It was home to Einstein in decline, the place where Kurt Göedel starved himself in paranoid delusion, and where J. Robert Oppenheimer rode out his political persecution in the Director's mansion.
About the Author: Ed Regis, a frequent contributor to Omni magazine, is College Scholar at Western Maryland College.
336 Pages
Science, Reference

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About the Book

This is the fascinating history of the Institute for Advanced Study, which was home to fourteen Nobel laureates and most of the century's greatest mathematicians and physicists, including Einstein, Kurt Godel, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Book Synopsis

It was home to Einstein in decline, the place where Kurt Göedel starved himself in paranoid delusion, and where J. Robert Oppenheimer rode out his political persecution in the Director's mansion. It is the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey; at one time or another, home to fourteen Nobel laureates, most of the great physicists and mathematicians of the modern era, and two of the most exciting developments in twentieth-century science--cellular automata and superstrings.Who Got Einstein's Office? tells for the first time the story of this secretive institution and of its fascinating personalities.

About the Author

Ed Regis, a frequent contributor to Omni magazine, is College Scholar at Western Maryland College. He is at work on a new book about extremely advanced science and technology.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.86 Inches (H) x 5.98 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.03 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 336

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Reference

Publisher: Basic Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Edward Regis

Language: English

Street Date: January 22, 1988

TCIN: 77253609

UPC: 9780201122787

Item Number (DPCI): 247-52-2206

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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